Underwood Ammo
Underwood Ammo is a small arms ammunition manufacturing company for the consumer (non-military) market in ammunition, found at retailers across the United States that specializes in the production of both handgun, as well as long gun ammunition.[1] The company is headquartered in Sparta, IL. Underwood Ammo manufactures a range of ammunition, including cartridges that are lead-free, as well as those made from solid copper.
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Industry | Ammunition Manufacturer |
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Headquarters | Sparta, Illinois, United States |
Number of locations | 1 |
Products | Ammunition |
Brands | Underwood |
Website | https://www.underwoodammo.com/ |
Underwood Ammo manufactures ammunition in a wide variety of calibers, including: .380 ACP, 9mm Luger,[2] .223 Remington, 10mm Auto, .32 ACP, .45 ACP, and .458 SOCOM.[3]

In 2021, when demand for firearms and ammunition was exceptionally high[4],[5] and similar to other ammunition manufacturers,[6] Underwood Ammo was experiencing long delays in manufacturing and delivering new ammunition to suppliers.[7]
References
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- Jeff. "Underwood 9mm Ammo review". www.ballistics101.com/. Ballistics 101. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- Beckstrand, Tom (2016). "A bigger hammer: the .458 SOCOM puts maximum wallop in any AR-pattern rifle". InterMedia Outdoors, Inc., 2016. Guns & Ammo. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- Salenetri, Mia; Broom, Scott. "VERIFY: Massive demand, hoarding at the core of U.S. firearm ammunition shortage". www.wusa9.com. WUSA9. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- Boch, John. "A Third Primer Manufacturer Now Tooling Up For Production in Texas in 2022". www.thetruthaboutguns.com. The Truth About Guns. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- Edwards, Cam. "Why Most Gun And Ammo Makers Aren't Expanding Production". bearingarms.com. BearingArms. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- Mann, Richard. "The Real Reasons You Can't Buy Ammo". Field & Stream. Retrieved 22 October 2021.